Guo Bin from Shanxi province lost his sight as a young child. Last month, he sat China's grueling national university entrance exam, known as the gaokao. He passed with flying colours. Now 18, Guo …
When Sasa Hui Yuen received her cancer diagnosis, she did not immediately reach for treatment options or survival statistics. Instead, she searched for something harder to quantify: a reason to bel…
A blood test that could spare patients the pain and anxiety of tissue biopsies is now available in Hong Kong, marking what researchers describe as a fundamental shift in how cancer gets detected in…
Medical professionals at a hospital in Guangdong Province successfully extracted two living parasitic worms, each measuring 10 centimetres, from the arm of a woman identified as Wang. The procedure…
Australia's One Nation party is facing mounting criticism from health economists and policy experts who say its health policy platform rests on flawed assumptions that could expose taxpayers to sig…
Singapore woke up to an unusual chill on Thursday as temperatures plunged to 20.1 degrees Celsius, marking the lowest reading recorded so far in 2026. The drop stunned residents accustomed to the c…
A global survey conducted by Roche has uncovered a striking mismatch between how healthcare systems treat diabetes and what patients actually need. The pharmaceutical giant found that millions livi…
Schoolchildren ran for their lives in Digos on Monday when a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southern Philippines, causing a school roof to buckle and collapse as the ground heaved beneath classroo…
National Heart Centre Singapore has introduced two new diagnostic procedures designed to identify heart conditions that standard tests often miss. The procedures, announced this week, target patien…
A bloc of anti-abortion advocates in New South Wales is mounting a sustained campaign to restrict termination access across Australia's most populous state — and the coalition behind the push shows…
Factories in parts of India are running on shortened shifts. Outdoor construction has ground to a halt during midday hours. Power grids are straining under demand for air conditioning. This is what…
One Indian national died and six others sustained injuries when Iranian forces launched strikes targeting Kuwait International Airport, according to reports from the region. The attack marks a sign…
